Senior Software Engineer- IOS

Overview

This position is for a Senior Software Engineer responsible to develop iOS applications in a long-term software project for a Japanese client. The job location is Trivandrum, India. He/ she will be working along with the existing project team for technical and management aspects. Work involves requirement elicitation, software architecture designing, implementation and code reviews. He/ she will be responsible for taking each assigned task to completion ensuring the quality of deliverables. Should have self initiatives, decision making and self-directing capabilities to work with minimal supervision and a go-getter attitude.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform software requirements analysis and determine the functional and nonfunctional requirements of the project.
• Analyze requirements to create solutions and software architecture design.
• Write product quality code and perform developer level verification.
• Communicate with clarity of requirements and expectations of deliverables.
• On-time delivery of the product with quality
• Identify possible risks and prepare contingency plans.
• Work closely with stake holders including customers to ensure successful execution of the project.
• Manage priority changes and conflicts gracefully with stakeholders involved.
• Address customer escalations and be able to think at fast pace to identify and solve issues in the product.
• Proactively use/ suggest tools and systems to improve quality, productivity etc.
• Stay up to date on relevant technology and process advancements.

• More than three years of experience in iOS applications development
• Proficient with Objective-C or Swift and Cocoa Touch
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services.
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
• Understanding of Apples design principles and interface guidelines
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools e.g.; git
• Understanding of Bluetooth and BLE protocols is an added advantage.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC), version control and traceability.
• Experience in developing software under Waterfall and Agile development methodology.
• Knowledgeable and well versant with various development tools for designing, coding, debugging/ troubleshooting, testing, bug tracking, collaboration and source control.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Engineering discipline - Computer/ Electronics.

• Outstanding attitude and energy to explore unfamiliar software implementations and troubleshoot issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills to get things done as a team.
• Flexible to work in a distributed and collaborative global team environment across time zones.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Hardworking with whatever it takes attitude.
• Ability to judge and estimate work volume for given tasks.
• Ability to manage priority and get things done on time.
• Self-motivated individual with accountability and responsibility.